cs6687 wrote:I love threads that single out one player after a game in which 90 percent of the team stunk.
imnosortoffabric wrote:cs6687 wrote:I love threads that single out one player after a game in which 90 percent of the team stunk.
yes because he was just not good tonight. What game couldn't we have this thread. He hasn't been good all season besides the game right after therrian singled him out.
cs6687 wrote:He did play bad tonight. However, Letang has a worse plus/minus than Whitney, and was non-existant for most of February. However, nobody called him out. That's just a bit of a double-standard, don't you think?
cs6687 wrote:He did play bad tonight. However, Letang has a worse plus/minus than Whitney, and was non-existant for most of February. However, nobody called him out. That's just a bit of a double-standard, don't you think?
jmcst35 wrote:Look.. Whitney definitely is an amazing offensive d-man on our team. We all know that. I just can't believe that his 1 on 1 or corner work is so bad. That's honestly hockey 101 for d-men.
You have a good enough offense.. you now need team defense. Coach needs to switch our 1 on 1 down low (d-zone) to something else. We also need team back checking if this will work in the playoffs.
If we played a 1-2-2 or a 2-3 or even a simple trap or a left/right wing lock we can give our d-men some consistency to step up earlier. The cycle is killing out nuetral zone play because all 3 guys seemed to get trapped a LOT easier.
There are a lot of ways to make up for a bad 1 on 1 d-man and coach needs to implement a structure or else we'll be ousted in the playoffs.
bhaw wrote:jmcst35 wrote:Look.. Whitney definitely is an amazing offensive d-man on our team. We all know that. I just can't believe that his 1 on 1 or corner work is so bad. That's honestly hockey 101 for d-men.
You have a good enough offense.. you now need team defense. Coach needs to switch our 1 on 1 down low (d-zone) to something else. We also need team back checking if this will work in the playoffs.
If we played a 1-2-2 or a 2-3 or even a simple trap or a left/right wing lock we can give our d-men some consistency to step up earlier. The cycle is killing out nuetral zone play because all 3 guys seemed to get trapped a LOT easier.
There are a lot of ways to make up for a bad 1 on 1 d-man and coach needs to implement a structure or else we'll be ousted in the playoffs.
Weren't we playng a 1-2-2 last night vs TB? I could have sworn we were at least for a good chunk of the game. Espo even specifically pointed it out on the radio saying the TB was totally baffled on how to handle it because there were no Pens pressuring them out of their zone.
imnosortoffabric wrote:the problem is...our defenders back up almost to the goaltender when an opponent comes at them with the puck. its almost like they retreat hoping an offensive player backchecks and it not...hope the goalie makes the save.
clover11 wrote:imnosortoffabric wrote:the problem is...our defenders back up almost to the goaltender when an opponent comes at them with the puck. its almost like they retreat hoping an offensive player backchecks and it not...hope the goalie makes the save.
probably just got used to conklin now and think he is there to make a save when for example they allow 50 shots on goal...
imnosortoffabric wrote:clover11 wrote:imnosortoffabric wrote:the problem is...our defenders back up almost to the goaltender when an opponent comes at them with the puck. its almost like they retreat hoping an offensive player backchecks and it not...hope the goalie makes the save.
probably just got used to conklin now and think he is there to make a save when for example they allow 50 shots on goal...
its been happening a long time before conklin
bhaw wrote:jmcst35 wrote:Look.. Whitney definitely is an amazing offensive d-man on our team. We all know that. I just can't believe that his 1 on 1 or corner work is so bad. That's honestly hockey 101 for d-men.
You have a good enough offense.. you now need team defense. Coach needs to switch our 1 on 1 down low (d-zone) to something else. We also need team back checking if this will work in the playoffs.
If we played a 1-2-2 or a 2-3 or even a simple trap or a left/right wing lock we can give our d-men some consistency to step up earlier. The cycle is killing out nuetral zone play because all 3 guys seemed to get trapped a LOT easier.
There are a lot of ways to make up for a bad 1 on 1 d-man and coach needs to implement a structure or else we'll be ousted in the playoffs.
Weren't we playng a 1-2-2 last night vs TB? I could have sworn we were at least for a good chunk of the game. Espo even specifically pointed it out on the radio saying the TB was totally baffled on how to handle it because there were no Pens pressuring them out of their zone.
PS - For all the MT haters... he was matching lines tonight (again, at least for part of the game)
clover11 wrote:imnosortoffabric wrote:clover11 wrote:imnosortoffabric wrote:the problem is...our defenders back up almost to the goaltender when an opponent comes at them with the puck. its almost like they retreat hoping an offensive player backchecks and it not...hope the goalie makes the save.
probably just got used to conklin now and think he is there to make a save when for example they allow 50 shots on goal...
its been happening a long time before conklin
but it seems to be happening more since he was in goal, i may just be imagining that though.
cs6687 wrote:I love coaches like MT that single out one player after a game in which 90 percent of the team stunk.
cs6687 wrote:I love threads that single out one player after a game in which 90 percent of the team stunk.
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